John Salavantis is an American former gridiron football coach. He was the 22nd head football coach at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas, serving for one season, in 1978, and compiling a record of 7–3.[1] Salavantis later workred as an assistant coach in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Ottawa Rough Riders. Salavantis was also the radio colour analyst on AM 900 CHML for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | North Adams, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1962–1965 | Ottawa |
| Position(s) | Offensive tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1971 | Pratt (offense) |
| 1972 | Pratt |
| 1974 | McPherson (OC) |
| 1975–1977 | Independence |
| 1978 | Ottawa |
| 1980–1982 | Missouri Southern (assistant) |
| 1983–1984 | Garden City (assistant) |
| 1985–1990 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (assistant) |
| 1991 | Montreal Machine (OL) |
| 1993 | Ottawa Rough Riders (WR) |
| 1994–1997 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (OL) |
| 2006 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (OL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–3 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| First team All-KCAC (1965) | |
Salavantis graduated from Drury High School in North Adams, Massachusetts, before attending Ottawa, where he played football for four years as an offensive tackle.[3]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Braves (Heart of America Athletic Conference) (1978) | |||||||||
| 1978 | Ottawa | 7–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| Ottawa: | 7–3 | 4–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 7–3 | ||||||||